Question

In this excerpt from short story "My Antonía" by Willa Cather, the underlined word

most closely means which of the following?
We clambered up to the front seat and jolted off past the little pond and along the
road that climbed to the big cornfield.
O buffered
Olurch forward
O halted
O meandered

Answer 1

In this excerpt from the short story "My Antonia" by Willa Cather, the underlined word "jolted" most closely means "**lurched forward**."

Step-by-step explanation:

In this excerpt from the short story "My Antonia" by Willa Cather, the underlined word "**jolted**" most closely means "**lurched forward**."

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